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3 Controller Features

see the base version, plus a single-letter Configuration ID, as in ”3.30.0A”. The following

chart shows the currently-used Configuration IDs:

ID

RMC70

RMC150

A

RMC75S, revision 2.1C or older

RMC150E/RMC151E

B

RMC75P, revision 2.1D or older

C

RMC75E, revision 1.1G or newer

D

RMC75S, revision 2.1D or older

RMC75P, revision 2.1E or older

E

RMC75E, revision 1.1F or older

Special Releases

In some cases, Delta will release firmware that differs in some way from the generally-

released firmware. These are designated by an additional special release code. For

example, the ”S4” special firmware has ”S4” append to the version number, as in ”2.72A-

S4”. For more information on the S4 special firmware in particular, see the Firmware

Compatibility section below.

Firmware and Hardware Compatibility

Notice that not all firmware releases support all hardware configurations. The RMC150

firmware currently supports all revisions of RMC150 hardware, although individual

modules may not be supported until later releases. However, the RMC70 firmware does

have some hardware compatibility limitations:

Version

RMC75S

RMC75P

RMC75E RMC150E Notes

1.00 to 2.21

2.30 to 2.71

See Note 1

2.72-S4 to 2.99-S4 2.1C or older 2.1D or older

-

-

See Note 2

3.00 and above

2.1D or newer 2.1E or newer

See Note 3


Note 1: These firmware releases support all RMC70 controllers, however, new commands

added by these releases are not included in firmware for older RMC75S and RMC75P

controllers (Configuration IDs A and B).
Note 2: These firmware releases are reserved for patch releases for the older RMC75S

and RMC75P controllers (Configuration IDs A and B), which cannot support new features

and are therefore not included in the 3.00 and later releases. This firmware is assigned

the ”S4” special release code.
Note 3: These firmware releases no longer support older RMC75S and RMC75P

controllers (Configuration IDs A and B), which cannot support new features.

3.2.2. Loop Time

The RMC is a deterministic controller. It reads the inputs, computes the control algorithms and

updates the outputs at a specific interval. This interval is called the controller loop time, in

reference to the way the controller repeatedly "loops" through its code.
The RMC will always run at its loop time setting. When it finishes all the calculations for one

loop, it waits until the next loop time before doing its calculations again.

Setting the Loop Time
To set the loop time of the RMC, use the Control Loop Time Settings Page.

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